3D and reflection technique

Mark James Normand has started a new blog, Presentation Design, which includes a very nice technique using a gradient background, 3D placement of objects, and reflections. Here’s the sample slide that he creates:

Normand's sample slide

The slide incorporates 3 elements:

The gradient black/white background

The 3D credit cards, which are AutoShapes, filled with the images, and then rotated